Corporate governance

Many credit unions offer youth accounts to help establish early banking relationships, but a new account for kids from the nation’s largest bank has raised the level of competition.

Despite tangible evidence dispelling that it's hard to find Black talent, the financial services have yet to crack the code when it comes to building a representational workforce. But is it a sufficient solution on its own?

The combined institution will serve almost 75,000 members with nearly $660 million in assets.

Southern Bancorp in Arkansas, which raised $35 million in capital from private investors, is out to prove that community development financial institutions can deliver attractive returns and fulfill their missions to help the underserved.

Warren Buffett isn't known to ask much of companies in which he buys stock. Then last year, as Wells Fargo's top investor, he publicly advised the board not to hire a leader from Wall Street — and it did. What ensued shows what can happen when a company rejects the legendary investor's advice.

The deal is intended to better help credit unions and other financial institutions improve digital lending capabilities

The Southern California-based credit union would add a fourth branch in the Cowboy State if members of the merging credit union approve the deal.

Duncan-Williams, which serves institutional clients, will help South State expand its correspondent lending operations.

CEO Charlie Scharf disappointed investors by failing to provide either a detailed road map for long-term expense reductions or say when he might release such a plan.

The Minneapolis company says the majority of branches earmarked for closing have already been shuttered for months due to the pandemic. Some of the savings will be plowed back into digital expansion.

CEO Michael Corbat and CFO Mark Mason dodged questions from analysts about how much time and money Citigroup expects to spend to address recent enforcement actions.

The California-based institution joins a small group of CUs that represent only about 7% of institutions but hold about 70% of industry assets.

The South Carolina company has agreed to buy the parent of Security Federal Bank.

Even more so than activist investors, customers and a new generation of employees are driving banks to back environmental, social and governance reforms, executives said during a Women in Banking roundtable hosted by American Banker.

The deal is expected to close sometime next year but is still subject to regulatory and member approval.

Many consumers are taking to the highways and the water for safe getaways during the pandemic — powering one of the few bright spots in lending. However, bankers warn that boomlets usually come with distinctive credit risks.

Last year, credit unions surpassed 291 million members in 118 countries.

Many community banks need brokered deposits to help fund loans, so policymakers must strike the right balance between promoting liquidity and guarding against reckless lending.

The number of religiously affiliated credit unions continues to dwindle and many have changed their name as part of a push to diversify their fields of membership.

The Georgia company will add nearly $200 million in assets as part of the acquisition.